WORD DETAIL
墓標
ぼひょう
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
墓標(ぼひょう) is a marker or stone identifying a grave or deceased person.墓標が立つpresents its existence;墓標の文字names information inscribed on it. - Basic usage: A small stone marker stands on a hill, and weather makes the writing on that marker hard to read.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Marker identifying a grave and inscription remaining on it
- The first sentence uses
がfor the marker's presence; the second usesのto link the stone to its text. The focus is the marker rather than the whole grave.
- The first sentence uses

